THE NEW PLACES CLASSIFIED BY UNESCO AS WORLD HERITAGE

Recently, the Committee decided to open up to new categories such as cultural landscapes and routes, industrial heritage (for example, this year, Ivrea, the industrial city of the 20th century, in Italy), deserts, marine sites coastal and small island sites, so that the list is more diverse and more representative of World Heritage. The sites proposed for inscription must meet at least one of the ten selection criteria, such as, for example, representing a masterpiece of human creative genius, testifying to an exchange of influences during History, to bear exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a living or extinct civilization, or else to represent natural phenomena of exceptional beauty and aesthetic importance or, of course, to be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes …
Italy is the country with the largest number (54), followed by China (53), Spain (47), France (44), Germany (44), and finally, Mexico (35).

China: Fanjingshan, a very rare ecosystem
South Korea: the Sansa, mountain Buddhist monasteries
France: the Chaine des Puys Tectonic High Place – Limagne Fault
Indonesia: Heritage of the Ombilin coal mine in Sawahlunto
Australia: Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Colombia: Chiribiquete National Park and “The Maloca of the Jaguars”
Czech Republic: Landscape of breeding and training of ceremonial carriage horses in Kladruby nad Labem
China: Archaeological ruins of the city of Liangzhu
Turkey: Göbekli Tepe and its mysterious temple
Laos: Xieng Khouang Megalithic Jar Sites – Plain of Jars
Burkina Faso: Ancient iron metallurgy sites
Denmark: Aasivissuit-Nipisat, Inuit hunting grounds
Azerbaijan: Historic Center of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
Oman: the ancient city of Qalhat
India: City of Jaipur, Rajasthan
South Africa: the mountains of Barberton Makhonjwa
Bahrain: Tombs of the Dilmun culture
Canada: Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Germany: the border archaeological complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
Japan: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Set: Ancient Japanese Burial Mounds
Spain: the caliphal city of Medina Azahara
Spain: Cultural Landscape of Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria
Italy: The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
Iran: The Sasanian Archaeological Landscape of the Fars Region
Mexico: the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and its original habitat in Mesoamerica
The 20th Century Architectural Works of Frank Lloyd Wright
Iraq: Babylon
Myanmar: Bagan
United Kingdom: Jodrell Bank Observatory
Czech Republic: Mining region Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří
Poland: Prehistoric striped flint mining region of Krzemionki
Portugal: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
Korea: Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Portugal: Mafra Royal Building – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)
Russia: Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Iceland: Vatnajökull National Park – the dynamic nature of fire and ice
China: Migratory bird sanctuary along the coastline of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Gulf
France: French Southern Lands and Seas
Brazil: Paraty and Ilha Grande – culture and biodiversity

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Who wrote “Os Lusíadas”? – to laugh

One morning, the Teacher asks the student:

– Tell me who wrote “Os Lusíadas”?

The student, stuttering, responds:

– I don’t know, Mrs. Teacher, but it wasn’t me.

And he starts to cry. The teacher, furious, tells him:

– Well then, in the afternoon, I want to talk to your Father.

In conversation with his Father, the Teacher complains to him:

– I don’t understand your son. I asked him who wrote “Os Lusíadas” and he replied that he didn’t know, that it wasn’t him…

The Father says:

– Well, he’s not usually a liar, if he says he wasn’t, it’s because he wasn’t. I could not say the same about he’s brother…

Annoyed with such ignorance, the Teacher decides to go home and, on the way she passes by the local police post and the Post Commander tells her:

– Looks like the day didn’t go very well for you…

– It seems so. Imagine that I asked a student who wrote “Os Lusíadas” and he replied that he didn’t know, that it wasn’t him, and he started to cry.

The Post Commander:

– Do not worry. We call the kid and we give him a “squeeze”, you’ll see that he confesses everything!

With her hair standing on end, the Teacher comes home and finds her husband sitting on the couch, reading the newspaper. He asks her:

– So the day went well?

– Well, let me see. Today I asked a student who wrote “Os Lusíadas”. He started to stutter, that he didn’t know, that it hadn’t been him and began to cry. His Father tells me he’s not usually a liar. The Post Commander wants to call him and force him to confess. What shall I do with this?

The husband, comforting her:

– Look, forget it. Have dinner, sleep and tomorrow everything will be resolved. You’ll see that maybe it was you and you don’t remember anymore…!

50 of the most imposing castles in Portugal

Owner of incredible landscapes and rich history, Portugal also has beautiful castles. In fact, from the north to the south of the country you can find these buildings, which are very well preserved and remind us of Portugal’s incredible past. After all, these castles are in strategic locations, ever since the nation had already been the target of several attacks and threats from other peoples. How about visiting some of these imposing buildings?
You can also follow the links and find out where you can find the most picturesque castles in Portugal!
Almourol Castle
Guimaraes Castle
Silves Castle
Monsaraz Castle
Vila da Feira Castle
Marvão Castle
Penedono Castle
Obidos Castle
Castle of Mértola

São Jorge Castle in Lisbon

Bragança Castle
Belmonte Castle
Leiria Castle
Loulé Castle
Castelo de Alegrete – Portalegre
Castle of Évora Monte
Montalegre Castle
Ourém Castle
Sesimbra Castle
Castle of Tomar
Sabugal Castle
Sortelha Castle
Numão’s castle
Moorish Castle
Montemor-o-Velho Castle
Marialva Castle

Campo Maior Castle

Porto de Mos Castle
Elvas Castle
Mourão Castle
Marvão Castle
Beja Castle
Castle of Pombal
Portel Castle
Castle and Walls of Celorico da Beira
Fort of Grace in Elvas
Palmela Castle
Belver Castle
Castle of Póvoa de Lanhoso
Aljezur Castle
Sines Castle
Lindoso Castle
Soure Castle
Moura Castle
Castle of Sistelo
Lindoso Castle and granaries
Sertã Castle

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Taken from a PowerPoint of an unknown author! Even though, Muito Obrigado!

Modern architecture

Wonders of modern architecture
The Cybertecture Egg – Mumbai, India
Grand Lisbon – Macau, China
Bullring & Grand Central – Birmingham, United Kingdom
BMW Welt – Munich, Germany
MoPOP Museum (Museum of Pop Culture) – Seattle, USA
Mumbai Convention Centre – Mumbai, India
Sage Gateshead – Gateshead, United Kingdom
USAFA Cadet Chapel – Colorado, USA
Universum Bremen – Bremen, Germany
Fuji TV Building – Tokyo, Japan
30 St. Mary Axe aka The Gherkin – London, United Kingdom
Lotus Temple – Delhi, India
National Centre of the Performing Arts – Beijing, China
Banknote Building – Kaunas, Lithuania
Palais Bulles – Cannes, France
The Auditorio de Tenerife “Adán Martín” – Canary Islands, Spain
The Seashell House – Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Torre Galatea – Figueres, Spain
Curve House – Sopot, Poland
Terracotta House – Leyva, Colombia
Cathedral of Brasília – Brasilia, Brazil
Cape Romano Dome House – Florida, USA
Earth House – Lostorf, Switzerland
The Eden Project – Cornwall, United Kingdom
Chapel of the Holy Cross – Arizona, USA
Druzhba Holiday Center Hall – Yalta, Russia
Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval – Hauterives, France
Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Canada
National Library of Republic of Belarus – Minsk, Belarus
WonderWorks Pigeon Froge – Tennesse, USA
Steam World Museum – Gramado, Brazil
The Piano Building – Huainan, China
Great Mosque of Djenné – Djenné, Mali
Chang Building aka Elephant Building – Bangkok, Thailand
The Dancing House aka Fred and Ginger – Prague, Czech Republic
Kunsthaus Graz: Contemporary Art – Graz, Austria
La Tête Carrée – Nice, France
Casa do Penedo – Fafe, Portugal
Ripley’s Believe it or Not – Ontario, Canada
Snail House – Sofia, Bulgaria
House Attack – Vienna, Austria
Hằng Nga Guesthouse – Da Lat, Vietnam
Habitat 67 – Montreal, Canada
Sutyagin House – Anchangelsk, Russia
Cube House – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Heliodyssee: Grand Four Solaire of Odeillo – Odeillo, França
Flintstone House – California, USA
Robert Harvey Oshatz – Oregon, USA
Bunker House – Illinois, USA
Beijing National Stadium aka Bird’s Nest – Beijing, China
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Breathtaking buildings, where architecture meets its zenith… But this is just a glimpse of architecture zenith in the World.

This post was based on the PowerPoint presentation that you can find here: https://slideplayer.com.br/amp/10451635/

I do not know its author!